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Born II 799
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Pronunciation
soro'nto
Meaning
Not completely certain, but clearly contains soron 'Eagle'1

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Soronto

A nobleman of Númenor’s early history

Orchaldor
Ailinel
Soronto

A descendant of the royal line of Númenor, the grandson of Tar-Meneldur and nephew of Tar-Aldarion. He lived during the later years of the first millennium of the Second Age.


Notes

1

There is no doubt that Soronto's name contains the word soron, 'Eagle', but the -to ending is unusual and hard to interpret. It seems to simply be a masculine name-ending, though this is difficult to establish with certainty.

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